Canonical
[kə-NAN-ə-kel]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, 16th century
1.
(Of an artist or work) Belonging to the literary or artistic canon.
2.
Accepted as being accurate and authoritative.
Examples of Canonical in a sentence
"Little Richard is canonical in the history of rock 'n' roll."
"Many great works of literature that are now considered canonical were ignored upon their first publication."
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